Word: preferments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mystic Chords of Memory suggests that we think of ourselves as a people who honor the past but are not imprisoned by it. Kammen claims that Americans have always believed they knew more about their own history than they actually did. Although we prefer to regard ourselves as a forward-looking people striding into the future, we tend to be happier sitting around the cozy fireplace of nostalgia...
Will consumers swallow a clear cola? Pepsi thinks they might and is considering a colorless version of its regular cola. Colas are dark only because bottlers have traditionally added caramel coloring. But Pepsi suspects that the dark brown hue may be too heavy for baby boomers, many of whom prefer the light and the natural. Regular colas have run into increasing competition from so-called new-age beverages, which usually have light, fruity flavors. But before Pepsi takes the plunge, the company plans to do some careful market testing. The clear beverage would not replace regular Pepsi, and it might...
...state separation dates back to 1947, when the Supreme Court first set strict limits on the use of state funds that benefit religious institutions or activities. Justice Hugo Black, a Baptist, wrote that neither federal nor state governments "can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions or prefer one religion over another." That ruling marked a sharp separationist turn in court thinking. It unleashed a torrent of litigation that continues to flood courtrooms 44 years later. And in a succession of cases, the court drew the line ever more strictly...
...seeing Japan simply as a monolith, the news weeklies overlook fundamental issues within Japanese society, issues they prefer to cover with images of millions of like-looking, like-thinking Japanese trotting off to the factory and the driving range...
...cook creates the spaces...Some critics have complained that there is too much Greenaway [in Prospero's Books] and not enough Shakespeare. So often the director is just a witness. I prefer a director who wants to create a universe in all its parts...